Knockdown box.



H. B. WALTER.

KNOCKDOWN BOX.

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H. B. WALTER.

KNOCKDOWN BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, I914.

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HARRISON IB. WALTER, .01 DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL FIBREBOX COMPANY, OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS.

KNQCKDOWN BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12;, rear.

Application- -fi 1ed March 20, 1914. Serial No. 826,021.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, HARRISON B. WVALTER,citizen of the United States, residing at Danville, in county ofVermilion and- State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Knockdown Boxes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improvement in knock-down boxes, and theobject is to provide a box which is simple in construction and which canbe easily and readily assembled.

Oneof the novel features of the invention consists in the provision ofcleats or battens which are of less length than the width of the sidesof the box, which cooperate with cleats or battens connected to theends, so that the mortised ends of the cleats or battens on the box endswill fit over the ends of the cleats or battens, whereby the cleats orbattens of the box ends can be fastened to the cleats or battens of thesides for fastening the box ends in position, and maintaining the sidesof the box in an upright or vertical position.

The invention relates to still other novel features of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described andpointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the body of the box before it is foldedfor forming a box;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the completed box- Fig. 3 is a transversevertical sectional View;

Fig. 4 is a view in front elevation of one of the end members; and

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the partition.

A represents the body of the box, consisting of a bottom 1, sides 2, andtop 3. Connected to each of the sides and at the ends thereof arebattens 4, 4, which battens are of less length than the width of thesides. The battens are mounted upon the sides so that a space is formedbetween the edges of the sides and the ends of the battens. The body ofthe box A is preferably made in a single piece of material, which may beof card board, straw board, or any suitable kind of flexible material,and it is creased at predetermined intervals to form the bottom,

sides, and cover, so that when it is desired to assemble a box, thesides are folded at right-angles to the bottom, bringing them to avertical position, and the cover, which is connected to one side, isfolded at right angles to the side to form a hinged lid or cover for thebox.

A flap 5 is connected to the other side, and folded at right anglesthereto, and is intended to extend beneath the cover as shown in Figs. 2and 3 when the box is set up. The ends B are provided on two of theiredges with battens 6 and 7 secured thereto by means of staples 12, whichbattens are mortised, as at 8, on their inner surfaces and at the endsthereof, to lit the ends of the battens 4, 4 when the box is set up asshown in Figs. 2 and 5.

The battens 6 are received upon the ends of the battens 4, and thebattens 7 are inserted beneath the lower ends of the battens 4, andnails 9 are driven through the battens 6 and into the battens 4 forfastening the battens to the battens 4 and for holding the sides in avertical position. Nails 10 are driven through the bottom 1 of the box,bat tens 7 and battens 4, for fastening the lower battens and thebattens 4 and bottom 1.

The vertical edges of the ends B are fastened to the battens 4 by meansof staples or tacks 11, and the bottom 1 is fastened to the batten 7 bymeans of nails 10, after the ends have been placed in position.

After the box has been filled, the cover 3 and flap 5 are placed uponthe battens 6, and are fastened thereto by means of staples or tacks 13.Straps 14 are applied to the cover 3 and one of the sides 2 forfastening the cover in place. The battens 6 and 7 are cut away at theirends to form a beveled or rounded surface 15, so that the body of thebox will form a round corner, thereby preventing the corners of the boxfrom being torn or injured by the sharp corners of a batten.

As shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, the end member B may be provided withholes for ventilation, but when articles not requiring ventilation areshipped in the box, the ends can be made entirely solid. In shippingfruit, it is preferable to divide the box into two compartments, whichforms a more compact receptacle, and to produce this result, I haveprovided a partition 16, one or more of which may be inserted betweenthe sides of the box for dividing the receptacle into compartments.

I claim:

A knock-down boX comprising a scored blank, which provides a bottom twosides and top, battens of slightly less length than the Width of thesides and having square ends secured to the ends of said sides, and boxends having battens secured at opposite edges prior to being insertedWithin said box, the ends of said battens mortised or notched to receivethe ends of the battens on the sides When the ends are inserted in thebox, said mortised and square ended battens fitted together and nailed,whereby to complete the box.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of twoWitnesses.

HARRISON B. WALTER.

lVitnesses:

ERNEST G. MARSHALL, GLARIBEL BULLOCK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, .D. C.

